What do you know about Great Britain and London ? 8-11 : , 1 .. . How many countries does the United Kingdom consist of? a) two b) three c) four What is the emblem of England? a) a shamrock b) a red rose c) a leek What weather is the most common in Great Britain? a) rainy b) sunny c) snowy Where does the monarch of Great Britain live? a) in the Tower of London b) in Buckingham Palace c) in Westminster Abbey What are the Houses of the British Parliament? a) The House of the Queen and The House of the Prime Minister b) The House of Common People and The House of the Queen c) The House of Lords and The House of Commons What is the official house of the British Prime Minister? a) Oxford Street b) Downing Street c) Piccadilly Circus What city is the birthplace of the Beatles? a) Liverpool b) Manchester c) Oxford Where was Charlie Chaplin born? a) in Cardiff b) in Edinburgh c) in London How old is London? a) 1000 b) 1500 c) 2000 When did the great fire of London take place ? a) in 1666 b) in 1796 c) in 1904 Who said When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life? a) William Shakespeare b) Samuel Johnson c) Charles Dickens How is the most important business part of London called? a) the City b) the Country c) the Capital What river does London stand on? a) the Potomac b) the Thames c) the Severn What is the only bridge across the Thames which can be lifted? a) London Bridge b) Waterloo Bridge c) Tower Bridge Who built St. Pauls Cathedral in ? a) Peter Harrison b) Francesco Borromini c) Sir Christopher Wren What is a famous waxworks museum in London ? a) MOMI b) the British Museum c) Madame Tussauds What building is considered to be the centre of London? a) the Tower of London b) Trafalgar Square c) Westminster Abbey What building is situated in the centre of Trafalgar Square? a) Big Ben b) the National Gallery c) Nelson Column What are the famous guards of the Tower of London? a) pearlies b) bobbies c) beefeaters Which birds, according to the legend, protect the Tower of London? a) swans b) pigeons c) ravens Choose the largest park in London that is famous for its Speakers Corner? a) Hyde Park b) Regents Park c) Green Park What is the London Eye? a) an observation wheel b) a newspaper c) a telescope What is a double-decker? a) a bus b) a ship c) a car What's the popular name for the underground system in London? a) the Tunnel b) the Channel c) the Tube What colour is the traditional London taxi? a) green b) yellow c) black